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The Minnesota Daily

Oops! Mistakes hurt U at Purdue

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 7, 1996

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- There was no finger-pointing, no single player or play to blame. And unfortunately for the Gophers football team, there was also no comeback. "We win as a team," defensive tackle...

The Board of Regent…

Published October 7, 1996

The Board of Regents spent their second day behind closed doors Friday, discussing legal issues stemming from the tenure debate. Much like Thursday, regents met with four attorneys representing the University,...

March on U.S. Capitol will support civil rights for Latinos

by Nancy Ngo
Published October 7, 1996

Members of the University community will travel this weekend to Washington, D.C., to march on the Capitol. They will be joined by several thousand protesters from around the country to show their support...

Children hear some funnystories at the U hospital

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published October 7, 1996

Children regularly gather in a small playroom furnished with puffy block-shaped pillows and chairs resembling red elephants and purple hippopotamuses. If they can't find a chair to sit on, they lay on...

Progress evident as U builds for next century

by By Nils
Published October 7, 1996

Welcome to the 1996-97 academic year! This is my 27th fall quarter in the University of Minnesota community, and it is surely the most charged -- both with controversy and with the excitement of truly...

Pioneer in field Cray dies

by Sam Black
Published October 7, 1996

Seymour Cray, 71, father of the supercomputer, business entrepreneur and University graduate, died Saturday at a Colorado Springs hospital from injuries sustained in a Sept. 22 auto accident. Cray, an...

Yeltsin must pave way for Chernomyrdin

Published October 7, 1996

Russia's political and economic future hinges on the declining health of ailing President Boris Yeltsin. The fiery leader's chronic illness is curtailing his leadership abilities and diminishing confidence...

Cancer pioneer to get award

by Joel Sawyer
Published October 7, 1996

Had B.J. Kennedy been a better math student, he might have become an architect. Instead, the man called the father of oncology by his colleagues is a world-famous University physician, renowned for his...

Experts share research on cell communication

by Michelle Kibiger
Published October 7, 1996

College of Liberal Arts junior Abby Hestness has lupus, a disease that causes her immune system to attack healthy parts of her body. In her case, the lupus has damaged her kidneys beyond repair. Because...

Officials weigh lamprey options

Published October 7, 1996

In Portugal, sea lampreys are worth about $23 a pound and are served with a sauce of blood and vinegar. In Minnesota, they are an unwanted nuisance. University professors at the Minnesota Sea Grant are...

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